Positive Women In Gaming: Nilin Cartier-Wells

First of all, a huge shout out to Amaltheaelanor & MVG for doing such an awesome project.

And welcome to my blog on Positive Women In Gaming. At first I was kind of confused as to whom would I write it on. Confused in the sense I had no idea. But then I remembered a game called Remember Me (See what I just did?). It was a game I played and forgot, never really very impressed by it. But what I was impressed by was...

Nilin.

I'll keep this short.

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"My life story is still riddled with holes - shadows upon the canvas of my life"

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Nilin Cartier-Wells is the protagonist of the game 'Remember Me'. She is or was a Memory Hunter who was captured and her memory wiped. Not all of it though..and this is her journey of reboot/rebirth...of revenge.

From the very dawn of the game I was in for a treat with her. She's good looking, smart, agile, aggressive. She's just mesmerizing.

Nilin is a confident lady and I admire her. Sweet and fun when needed, ferocious where she wants to be, she's brilliant. In combat her moves and her skill is unmatched. But when you want, she can be just that lady who cracks jokes or makes puns during the game. She doesn't let down and she doesn't go down. She's tough and she is what she shows. She's acts as an ass kicking amnesiac because that's what she is, an ass kicking amnesiac. She fights for a cause, something that could save countless people. The game takes us through her journey of rebirth, the journey where she gets to know herself back.

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But she tackles life head on

She isn't one you can gain trust of easily but when you do, she'll be with you, till the end of the journey. It's taken given what she's been through. Not forgetting that as smart and agressive as she is, she has a hidden sweet heart which we see when she develops guilt later in the game. I felt that her personality was deep, a vortex was spinning inside her out of control. But she contained it, controlled it and focused at what was ahead. She was unforgiving, but forgiving at the same time. It's not easy to cope with life, and hers certainly isn't easy. But she tackles life head on.

While reading about the game, what came to my notice was how publishers had rejected the game because it had a female protagonist. Why not? Having female protagonists in games is not only good, it's just fantastic. Living in a country as mine, India still has a lot of gender discrimination and for me it was great to see someone doing such a game. Nilin almost defines and serves as an inspiration for more people to come ahead and have female protagonists in their games. Nilin shows how women can just be as good, smart and even better then men. And I respect the developers for doing this. I myself chose a modern game for this blog because it shows that female characters in games can still very well dominate and make an amazing addition. Nilin is just one of the many we have seen and we will be seeing many more in the future. But still, she will be among one of those for me who showed that women can be kick ass. And it's been a privilege playing as her.

And Until Next time,

Godspeed.

Axle is your regular 15 year old who loves video games, new age music and sci-fi movies. Follow this regular guy's regular life at his regular twitter or facebook account. Or you can follow him at his regular MyIGN account! The choice is yours. He's waiting for you.